The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-16

them love her as dc. She is worthy
Tall mems love but she wants only
mine. You chief are great: YOU are
wise; you know the whitemen are
powerful. we will be your friends, your
allies, and who th5n can stand against
your
While Jack was speaking Morning
Dawn looked upon him with alteration
N her gaze. No do9bt OF his love with
her, poor thing-thus it ever is with
women men are the deceiyers-women,
truthful. loving, never doubtful of the
one they love, or only doubtful after re
peated treacheries and dIsappofntmenJs
turning against the one loved and at
times becoming a very tigIess in
revenge.
"Ugh!" grunted the chief in 8 tone Of
inetfable disgust-"the white man is
foolish. he is a lovesick squaw-he is a
boy-wait till the hair grows on his
chin and his head is frosted with age
be Will learn wisdom. The Indian is
no fool-why will the white man follow
him We do not want him-the white
mates not with the red-the land
is ours-the game is ours, the
running waters are ours, and why
seeks the white men TO steal them from
us?'
I'VE not seek to take them from
your chief am your friend-gIve me
your daughter and make me your son."
Mo- Numbered the chief, II will
not let yOU have the Morning Dawn
Never snal the blood of the red man
flow with that OF the white man IN
love. Go! l give you till to-morrow's
sun goes down to get out of our coun-
try; after that, if you seek the Morning
Dawn, you will have war;
'sVnru uolI chief coiH
hard work to Keep down his passion, I
will 60 now, but Will have the Morn
ing Dawn all the same. You cannot
keep her from me. If 1 go 1 sin no
friend-lf stay | am your friend and
will MAKE you rich"
go! Big Buffalo has spoken"
Very well, | go" he said to the chief
in his ordinary tone-then in a low
quick tone he said to the Morning
Dawn, meet at the spring at mid
night ready TO f1y"-he turned away,
You will regret this, chief,''
raising his Voice-''turning me away
like dog-you have many follow
ers, but none would have been a better
| friend to you than would"
He turned and moved away, only
casting one glance behind to see if he
were followed. He did not have i'm
plicit faith in the pacific intentions of
the discounted young warriors, and
he knew they would risk much to take
his scalp. True, there was nominaIly
| peace with the tribe, but even in times
of peace many deeds of blood were,
done, and Big Buffalo was himself
sadly belied if he had not had hand in
many deed that would not bear repe-
| ttion. Ii he did not openly counsel
his destruction, Jack was certain he
would not be severe upon those who
should get away with him, for while he
lived and " Morning Dawn" was with
| her folks, Jack would be a constant
menace. The only way to get rid of
him was to kill or drive him from the
! country. But Jack went off with a
fixed purpose in his mind He had
| tried to win his lady love by offers of
wealth TO her father. His offers had;
| been spurned. himself ordered out OF
the country at his peril, and now all
| the obstinacy of his nature was ia
arms and he would have her
| if he had TO steal her-and
to steal and run off with her
was now his settled purpose. When,
be spoke of the spring, he spose Of a
place "lfornjngDaWn" and he had often
Deen where they could hide that few
indeed could find them, for there were
|
with which few persons indeed were
acquainted. But Jack had no intention
OF going in hiding for long-once on
the back of his good steed, they would
show feet pair of heels in getting to
toe fort, though even there he might
not be long safe from the vengeance of
the Big Buffalo. As ne went towards
camp he was umInating on this. lay
| ing his plans how to accomplish his
purpose; aud so was not so watchful as
he should haze been-he heard the
crack of rife and ne fel b ailong to
the earth. He lost consciousness even
before be touched the ground and he
did not see the TWO forms of the Young
chiefs Grey w If and Black Crow, a.
they sprang from their ambush aad
advanced to his side. To all appearance
he was dead-for all they knew. or
could tell, he was dead, for they mad
fired to kill, but to make sure of mis-
death Black Crow raisea his Ratchet 10.
sink il into the brain, when yet another
riff cracked and with a howl OF
pain he dropped his weapon, Whirled on
his heel and was lost to sight among the
bushes right speedily, enduring the
chagrin of defeat and the agony OF a
broken arm. One look only did Grey
Wolf give around him as he heard the
yell OF dis IrlenQ, Wnen ne also turned
tail and vanished IN The bushes in his
headlong flight to the Indian village.
evidently thinking the stricken mans
friends had come TO his rescue just alter
he had been shot down.
The scene so stirring few moments
before was again the abode of solitude.
Jack lay as he had fallen. the blood
quickly trickling down upon the ground
and dying it CRIMSON, from a hole near
the top OF the head rhe birds hoped
around on the bushes and chirped, as
though human life was not about-but
there was-for now from the direction
, the two assasSins had fed, a third
Indian appeared, approached Jack and
knrlt down by his sIds. He seemed very
curious-he felt his pulse, examined the
wound and with grunt of satisfaction
he rose to his feet.
"Ugh!" said he, White man
not dead yet. Bullet glance off
head, leave only scalp wound.
Ugh! Big towards, Black Crow and
/, Grey Wolf-tWo to one and hide too
; nOhf hid NOT bo than